“This is good news for our West Haven library and for people who utilize the services of the library who are without home computers,” Dargan said in a news release. “I appreciate the State Library Board’s approval of the grant.”

The General Assembly appropriated $3.6 million in 2015 for grants-in-aid for high speed connections to the Connecticut Education Network.

The West Haven Library is one of the first public libraries in the state to receive a grant under the new program. Dargan said that he expects the connection to be completed in early 2017.